Fri.Dec 23, 2022

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Big Tech Investments Build Tomorrow’s Workforce at HBCUs

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

As the tech industry addresses a skills shortage, it also needs to boost its talent pipeline to bring tech jobs to underrepresented communities. With Black students earning just 7 percent of STEM degrees as of 2018 (the most recent year available), historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) face the challenge of creating more opportunities in the tech workforce for underrepresented students.

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The Journey: The Top 20+1 Highlights of the Year

Proctor Academy

This past few months has had me reflecting on the past six months, particularly our good news and successes. That is what you might expect when you are at Proctor Academy where our hard work and effort does come with positive outcomes. Of course, we are not about just curating Instagram highlights. To be sure, our work comes with challenges, pitfalls, and even a few pratfalls.

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Penn State Moving Toward Data-Driven Budget - Matt DiSanto, State College

Ray Schroeder

In essence, Penn State’s new-look allocation process seeks to use university-collected data to inform budgetary decisions. The soon-to-be remodeled approach will regularly examine changing factors, including university funding and student demand, to more accurately support units throughout Penn State’s campuses, all in an effort to help balance the university’s budget by 2025.

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Protecting Higher Ed IT Surveillance Systems

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

Higher education institutions spend hundreds of millions of dollars every year on physical security equipment, according to a 2020 study conducted by Omdia on behalf of the Security Industry Association. The reality of open, accessible college campuses makes physical security a more complicated task in higher education than it is for their counterparts in K–12 school districts, but one of the most common and effective ways to boost security on campus is through video surveillance.

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Top Strategies for Improving Student Retention in Higher Education

Creatrix Campus

Top Strategies for Improving Student Retention in Higher Education admin Fri, 12/23/2022 - 05:27 It is the rule of Gen Z now. Popularly known as millennials, Gen Z stands in complete contrast with Gen X. Google is what they breathe through, mobile apps for higher education , and advanced gaming technologies to beat their boredom, what naught? But alas, they show less interest in the concept of learning. 70% of them crave to start their own business, but without completing their higher education.

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Budget deficits threaten SUNY schools as staff, legislators call for state funding - Janet Gramza, Buffalo News

Ray Schroeder

State University of New York faculty and area state legislators are warning that cutbacks could be coming at state colleges and universities – including SUNY Buffalo State and SUNY Fredonia – that have built significant operating deficits this year. To ward off those potential cuts, the faculty and legislators are asking for $350 million in new state funding to address deficits facing SUNY schools across the state.

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U of Southern California Sued Over False Rankings

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Former students are suing the University of Southern California over false rankings for its education school based on data submitted by the university to U.S. News & World Report , the Los Angeles Times reported. The class action suit was filed Tuesday. “People certainly paid a premium given how expensive the school is,” said Kristen Simplicio, a lawyer representing the students.

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The Forces That Are Shaping the Future of Higher Education

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Blog: Higher Ed Gamma The past’s meaning only becomes clear in hindsight. Who would have guessed during the 1970s, a decade when it seemed like nothing happened, that a series of developments were underway that would transform the future: the politicization of evangelical religion, accelerating deindustrialization, the deregulation and financialization of the American economy, a profound shift in the nation’s demographics.